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Alabama, Jeff Foxworthy first new post-pandemic shows coming to arena

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Teddy Gentry of Alabama performs in Atlanta in 2018. Alalbama will play Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sept. 16.

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Comedian Jeff Foxworthy performs at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2017. He’ll be back at the arena on Aug. 21.

L. Kent Wolgamott

Alabama will bring its 50th anniversary tour to Pinnacle Bank Arena Sept. 16, after Jeff Foxworthy returns on Aug. 21 in the first new post-pandemic shows to be announced for the arena.

“This is just the first two announcements,” said arena general manager Tom Lorenz. “We’ll continue to see more and more shows added in future months, some this year and more in 2022.”

Alabama played its first Lincoln show since 1999 four years ago, selling out Pinewood Bowl. This fall’s show, however, was moved inside.

“With the 50th anniversary show, the production is bigger and works better inside,” Lorenz said. “Plus, the audience is a bit older. This will be a great show to continue to reopen the arena for a different audience (than those for already announced concerts).”

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The most popular country band of the 1980s, Alabama has had 43 No. 1 singles. It has won 178 Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music and Grammy awards and had 21 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums.

Named the Recording Industry Association of America’s top country group of the 20th century, Alabama is credited with bringing country music into the mainstream, incorporating rock guitars, lights, pyrotechnics and sound into its live shows and influencing the likes of Kenny Chesney, Jason Alden and Luke Bryan.

The group got its start in 1969 when cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry began playing together in their hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama. They added another cousin, Jeff Cook, to the group, and began playing around Alabama under the name Wild Country.

After a stint playing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the group changed its name to Alabama and began its run at the top of country music charts.

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Owen, 71, and Gentry, 69, continue to tour with the group. Cook, 71, is no longer touring due to Parkinson’s disease, which affects his ability to sing and play guitar. Three musicians have taken his onstage roles of singing and playing guitar and fiddle.

The Marshall Tucker Band, which played The Royal Grove in December 2019, will open the show.

Foxworthy last brought his stand-up comedy to the arena in 2017, joining Lincoln’s Larry the Cable Guy for a night of “blue-collar comedy” two years after the duo had teamed up for a benefit show for the Team Jack Foundation.

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The comedian and writer of 26 best-selling books, Foxworthy, who is known for his “You might be a redneck” jokes, has a SiriusXM satellite radio channel with Larry the Cable Guy and has hosted several television shows, including “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.”

Foxworthy will be joined by Nate Bargatze, whose second Netflix special “The Greatest Average American” has just been released for streaming. Bargatze is a clean comedian who has appeared on late night talk shows.

Tickets for the Alabama concert are $35 to $129.50. Tickets for Foxworthy’s show are $39.50 to $59.50. Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.com.

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Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Jay Z performs at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

The crowd dances and sings along during a Bon Jovi concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Concerts are expected to return in late spring 2021. 

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Elton John performs at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Eight-year-old Jack Moore is front and center with his father Craig Moore and Aunt, Becki Moore, to watch Pearl Jam perform on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

New Kids On The Block perform The Way on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena, during The Mixtape Tour.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Singer Michael Bublé performs at the first concert to be hosted at the new Pinnancle Bank Arena on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

With the roar of six-string power chords and keyboard runs, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra hits the stage amidst a spectacle of luminance and verve on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Mark McKinney (left) and Todd Swackhamer of Window Tinting Company install a panel of the 27×24 foot mural advertising the July 14th concert of Paul McCartney on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tickets for the concert go on general sale on Monday, April 28.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Cher performs on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

KISS guitarists Tommy Thayer (left) and Paul Stanley perform Deuce” on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Pop icon Pink performs “Beautiful Trauma” during a sold-out concert on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Metallica’s guitarist Kirk Hammett grinds out the leads as he performs with the band on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt performs in concert on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Entertainer Michael Bublé performs with his band on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Caroline Jones (left) performs before a sold out audience on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Kenny Chesney performs for a sold out audience on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

As concert goers leave the first Garth Brooks concert held Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena lines begin to form for the second concert of the evening.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Katy Perry performs on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Billy Joel greets his fans from his piano on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Pinnacle Bank Arena concerts brings bands from around the country and world to perform for the local fans.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Jay Z performs at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

The crowd dances and sings along during a Bon Jovi concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Concerts are expected to return in late spring 2021. 

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Elton John performs at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Eight-year-old Jack Moore is front and center with his father Craig Moore and Aunt, Becki Moore, to watch Pearl Jam perform on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

New Kids On The Block perform The Way on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena, during The Mixtape Tour.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Singer Michael Bublé performs at the first concert to be hosted at the new Pinnancle Bank Arena on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

With the roar of six-string power chords and keyboard runs, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra hits the stage amidst a spectacle of luminance and verve on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Mark McKinney (left) and Todd Swackhamer of Window Tinting Company install a panel of the 27×24 foot mural advertising the July 14th concert of Paul McCartney on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tickets for the concert go on general sale on Monday, April 28.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Cher performs on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

KISS guitarists Tommy Thayer (left) and Paul Stanley perform Deuce” on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Pop icon Pink performs “Beautiful Trauma” during a sold-out concert on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Metallica’s guitarist Kirk Hammett grinds out the leads as he performs with the band on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt performs in concert on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Entertainer Michael Bublé performs with his band on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Caroline Jones (left) performs before a sold out audience on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Kenny Chesney performs for a sold out audience on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

As concert goers leave the first Garth Brooks concert held Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena lines begin to form for the second concert of the evening.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Katy Perry performs on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Photos: Pinnacle Bank Arena Concerts

Billy Joel greets his fans from his piano on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Reach the writer at 402-473-7244 or kwolgamott@journalstar.com. On Twitter @KentWolgamott  

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